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Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power announces $125M in new financing; focus on and support from China

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Wu co-founded GSR Ventures in 2004, following a series of senior-level positions with Nortel Networks, Shanghai ASMC, Shanghai Nortel Semiconductors Corporation and Guangdong Nortel Telecom Corporation. CEO, Protean Electric and a 32-year auto industry veteran responsible for the development and production of the GM EV-1.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. Professor Sebastian Thrun, Stanford University. Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica. Washington, D.C.:

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. (

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